英中英惯用例句:
  • 在二十世纪五十年代许多黑人移民到英国.
    Many black people emigrated to Britain in the 1950's.
  • 他每周支付膳宿费40英镑.
    board and lodging.
  • 这家旅馆每年打出300英镑的损耗费（盘碟等损坏补充费用）.
    The hotel allows 300 a year for breakages, ie for the cost of replacing broken dishes, etc.
  • 他的作品给他带来一年10000英镑的收入.
    His writing brings him 10000 a year.
  • 贷方余额50英镑是从他九月份的帐上转来的.
    A credit balance of 50 was brought forward from his September account.
  • 他从事自由职业每年可获5000英镑.
    in 5000 a year.
  • 我负债500英镑.
    I am 500 to the bad, ie I have 500 less than I had.
  • 那被告在交纳（1000英镑）保释金後, 在开庭前暂时获释.
    pending trial.
  • 我们的计算结果表明公司去年赢利超过1000000英镑.
    Our calculations show that the firm made a profit of over1000000 last year.
  • 你欠我5.04英镑--就算5英镑吧.
    You owe me ￡5.04 let's call it ￡5, ie settle the sum at ￡5.
  • 英国男生有时候戴制服帽（校服的一部分）. =>illus at hat 见hat之插图.
    British schoolboys sometimes wear caps, ie as part of their school uniform.
  • 他三次获授英格兰队选手帽（三次被选出参加比赛）.
    for England.
  • 他已经36次获选入英格兰队.
    He was capped 36 times for England.
  • 他能用四分钟跑一英里.
    He is capable of running a mile in four minutes.
  • 你的这一班机是英国航空公司的飞机.
    Your carrier for this flight is British Airways.
  • 汽车载著他行驶了500英里以後抛锚了.
    The car had carried him 500 miles before it broke down.
  • 英格兰足球队是1966年的世界冠军.
    The English football team were world champions in 1966.
  • 英国妇女大多因结婚而改姓.
    Most English women change their names when they marry.
  • 这次横渡英吉利海峡风平浪静.
    The Channel crossing was very calm.
  • 花3英镑买精装书很上算.
    is very cheap for a hardback book.
  • 半英里以外都可以听到欢呼声.
    The cheering could be heard half a mile away.
  • 环绕本市城墙的周长是三英里.
    The circuit of the city walls is three miles.
  • 他跳得比杆儿高出三英寸.
    the bar.
  • 优胜者跳过六英尺.
    The winner cleared six feet, ie jumped six feet without touching the bar.
  • 飞机上升到20000英尺.
    The plane climbed to 20000 feet.
  • 肯尼亚曾多年受（英国）殖民统治.
    colonial rule for many years.
  • 英国和法国对北美洲的殖民地化.
    the colonization of N America by the British and French.
  • 我们午饭後走了五十英里了.
    We've come fifty miles since lunch.
  • 你怎麽不到英国来度假呢?
    Why don't you come over to England for a holiday?
  • 他是法国人, 她是德国人, 但他们以英语作为共同的语言.
    He is French, she is German, but they have English as a common language, ie they can both speak English.
  • 英国国会是由下议院和上议院组成的.
    is composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
  • 下议院和上议院组成了英国国会. This use of comprise is less common and careful speakers avoid be comprised of in sense 1. *comprise一词的这一用法并不多见, 用词考究的人避免用be comprised of於上述第1义.
    constitute the British Parliament.